Anti-Israel Cornell Student Facing Deportation Again After Suing Trump

Momodou Taal avoided having his student visa terminated by Cornell in the fall, but now, ICE wants him to surrender.

Casey Martin/the Ithaca Voice
Momodou Taal, left, a graduate student from the United Kingdom, was suspended for participating in what Cornell University called a 'highly disruptive' demonstration. Casey Martin/the Ithaca Voice

An anti-Israel protester at Cornell University, Momodou Taal, who is suing the Trump administration to stop the government from deporting antisemitic noncitizens and those with “hostile attitudes” toward America, is now facing deportation — again. 

Mr. Taal filed a lawsuit seeking to block the government from enforcing President Trump’s executive orders, which pave the way for the deportation of certain noncitizens. The complaint was filed in the wake of the federal government’s detention of a former Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil. The Department of Homeland Security alleges Mr. Khalil, who is an Algerian citizen and leader of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, “led activities aligned to Hamas.” A federal judge temporarily blocked the government’s attempt to deport him.

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